A number plate is the panel showing a vehicle's registration. Read the number plate.
British ones carry the year in the middle two digits, which dates a car at a glance. A number plate can be bought and moved between cars, and some sell for six figures.
1nounnumber plateThe panel showing a vehicle's registration.
“The number plate was covered in mud, which is an offence in itself.”
number plate is a plate.
Also accepted in games: license plate
Practised in Vehicles & Machines